Man reported missing from downtown Milwaukee

Nick Wilcox last seen between 1-2 a.m. Tuedsay

Milwaukee police are searching for a man last seen in the downtown area New Year's morning.

Family members said Nick Wilcox, 24, was last seen outside the Irish Rec Room near State and Old World Third streets between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Tuesday.

"We were at the Irish Rec Room and I watched him get carried out by the bouncers. That was the last I saw of him. I tried calling him shortly after and his phone was dead," Wilcox's girlfriend, Kelly McGonagil, said.

His girlfriend didn't go after him because she said she was upset that he had had too much to drink, but began to worry when she hadn't heard from him by 4 a.m.

"The bouncers said they saw a video of him walking through the alleyway, so we're trying to retrace his steps, thinking of maybe his thought process, where he would want to go or what he would try to do," said Nick Vetta, who was with Wilcox that night.

Police said they have been asked by his family to assist in the search.

Wilcox's sister drove down from Mayville to help look for him.

"My mom is a mess, but she's being as strong as she could and as positive as she can," Andrea Wilcox said.

According to the family, Wilcox is 6 feet 2 inches tall, 180 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a dark gray shirt, dark jeans and black shoes.